35- Five Kingdoms, Three Domains
Today, we're going to discuss classification. We're going to briefly skim over how people historically used to organise life, before the establishment of the prokaryote-eukaryote division which would ...
6 Jun 20214min
34- The Tuatara
On the show today, we discuss the tuatara- two (or possibly only one) species of reptile which are the final representatives of an ancient lineage. I didn't really go into it in the main episode, but ...
30 Mai 20213min
33- Lethal Alleles
At A Level, we are taught that dominant: recessive traits are in a 3:1 ratio for any trait in which only one gene encodes for it. However, it's not always that simple. Enter lethal alleles... Sources...
23 Mai 20213min
32- Trisomies and Non-Disjunction
Usually, we get two copies of each chromosome. However, the finely tuned process of meiosis and fertilisation can go awry such that a new zygote ends up with three copies. Depending on the chromosome,...
16 Mai 20215min
31- Choanoflagellates
We often think about animals as an insular group. However, as with any genetic grouping, animals do have close relatives. On the show today, we discuss choanoflagellates- considered the closest relati...
9 Mai 20215min
30- Measures of Diversity
Biodiversity is often mentioned as one concept in popular culture. However, it can be split into different components depending on who you ask. Today, we're going to explore two different ways of chop...
2 Mai 20213min
29- Sympatric Speciation
This week, we're going to discuss sympatric speciation- the counterpart to allopatric speciation where no physical barrier is needed. Sources for this episode: Campbell, N. A., Urry, L. A., Cain, M...
25 Apr 20214min
Bonus- William Darwin's Development
Bonus episode! Today, I'm going to focus on a less well-known story from the Darwin family. Specifically, let's look at William Erasmus Darwin, the eldest child of the family. In 1877, Darwin publishe...
24 Apr 20214min
